Relive the classics! A large number of stills from the 1979 version of "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" show the scene of him slashing his own throat with a sword, which is heart-wrenching

Recently, the Chinese animation "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" is being screened in the mainland. As of the fourth day of its release on July 29, the cumulative box office has exceeded 800 million yuan. The reputation of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" continues to rise, which makes many movie fans want to relive their "childhood memories" - the 1979 version of the classic animation "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King", which is a milestone Chinese animation.

"Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" is an animated film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is my country's first large-scale color widescreen animated feature film. It has won multiple awards at major film festivals at home and abroad. In 1980, it won the Best Animation Film Award at the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards. In 1980, it became the first domestically produced animation to be exhibited at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1983, it won the Special Award at the Manila International Film Festival in the Philippines.

"Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" mainly tells the story of the grievances and love between Li Nezha, the son of Li Jing of Chentangguan, and the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. It brought together the most elite animation creation team of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio at that time, and invited the great painter Zhang Ding to serve as the chief art designer. In just one year, the 60-minute hand-painted animation masterpiece was completed.

It and "Havoc in Heaven" can be regarded as the "twin pillars of Chinese hand-drawn animation films". In the film, Nezha, in order to fight against the evil dragon clan, finally slashed his own throat with a sword in front of Li Jing to return his flesh and blood to his parents. This scene still feels sad today.

As time goes by, let's review the stills and posters of this classic animation "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King". What memories do you have of this animation that carries the emotions and memories of several generations?

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